Halibut Point, Rockport

A former granite quarry right on the water's edge in Rockport. Now it's 4 miles of trails, rocky coastline, tide pools, and spectacular scenery. Low tide is the optimum time to go for tide pooling but don't expect much more than hermit crabs and seaweed. Amazing views and refreshing seawater are guaranteed, however.

Coastal Defense fire control tower. This would have been a spotter's tower looking for enemy ships or submarines during WWI and WWII. Surface-surface guns or missiles would have been deployed to intercept any invading ships. Later, this site was used for testing the military's SAGE Air Defense System, a forerunner to NORAD. Now it's a museum and visitor center.

Coastal Defense fire control tower. This would have been a spotter's tower looking for enemy ships or submarines during WWI and WWII. Surface-surface guns or missiles would have been deployed to intercept any invading ships. Later, this site was used for testing the military's SAGE Air Defense System, a forerunner to NORAD. Now it's a museum and visitor center.

Coastal Defense fire control tower. This would have been a spotter's tower looking for enemy ships or submarines during WWI and WWII. Surface-surface guns or missiles would have been deployed to intercept any invading ships. Later, this site was used for testing the military's SAGE Air Defense System, a forerunner to NORAD. Now it's a museum and visitor center.

Coastal Defense fire control tower. This would have been a spotter's tower looking for enemy ships or submarines during WWI and WWII. Surface-surface guns or missiles would have been deployed to intercept any invading ships. Later, this site was used for testing the military's SAGE Air Defense System, a forerunner to NORAD. Now it's a museum and visitor center.

Coastal Defense fire control tower. This would have been a spotter's tower looking for enemy ships or submarines during WWI and WWII. Surface-surface guns or missiles would have been deployed to intercept any invading ships. Later, this site was used for testing the military's SAGE Air Defense System, a forerunner to NORAD. Now it's a museum and visitor center.